Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-01-21
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patch, and that they
werp now In tho Office OF the hotel, wait
Ing her pleasure, Mr.. Ryder further in
for::iel her that tlcsc gentlemen had only
stipulated that they should not reveal their
real names, aud that they should be intro
ducvt to her simply us the respective "sseven-
ty-four' and "Scvcnty-iivc" who had signed
the dispatch sent To the late Mr.. Rishtbody.
Mrs Nshtbody at hrst dcnuriul TO this;
but, OH the insurance from Mr.. Ryder tl,at
this was the only condition on which on
interview would be granted, finally con,
scn;@l.
"Iou will find them square men, oven If
they arc little rough, nla'am But, if you'll
like me to be present, I'll stop; though
reclrop, IL yod cal;ilatcd Oh that, you'd liave
h1l mo take care o your business by proxy.
anu not como yourself three thousand miles
to do IT."
Mrs Rightbody believed it better to see
them alone tss
"All risht na'am. I'll hang round out
here; md Of yo should happen to hcv tisl;-
lin IN your throat, and ba, spell o cousl:i',
I'll drop in, cnrcless like, to sec il you dot
want thcm drops. Sabo I"
u
slight familiar tap on Mrs Ri;;hthudy's si,".;l-
der, which might have caused tho late NJ.
Ri:,htbody to burst his sSlulnlrc, he wi,.i-
drcw. Is -4o, itI5 NJ. ~
y very timil, hcsitating tap OH IN, dorr
was followed by tho entrance OF two men,
both of whom, in general size, strength. and
lrnn,-:olthmcss, were lu,!icronaly Inconsistent
with t6ri1r-lilidcnt announcement. T,,.y
| proceeded IL ln1iaS filo TO the center OF lie
roon, faced Mrs. RightoulY. acl,no,l .cdst,l
her deep courtesy by strong sha.c OF The
hand, and, drawing two clnirs opposite to
her, sat down si,le by side.
II presume l have tho pleasure OF nd,rcss-
ing-n began Mrs. Rightboly
Tho maa ,liroatly opposite Mrs Rishtbody
turned to the other inquiringly
Tho other man nodded his head, nnd re-
rss'd:
Seventy four"
"scvcn;y-ryc,' promptly followed tho
other.
Mis-. RiShtbody paused, little confused.
"I have sent for you,n sho began again,
ITO learn something moro of tho circum-
stances uniicr which you gentlemen sent n
dispat,h to my late husband"
:"Tho circumstaiccs,n replied Seventy four,
quietly, with n side glance Mt hi, comranion
"pannel out about IN this yer style. We
hung n man, named josh Silsbic, down ut
Dcadwootl for lioss stealin' When say irr,
Ispcals for Scventy-iivo yer MS II present,
rs well rs representa-, 80 to speak, seventy
two other gents MS is scattered. We hung
Josh Silsbic or squar', pretty squar'. evidence.
Aforc he was r.run., UP Scvcnty-lyc yer
nsscd him, nrcordn' 10 custoi:l, cf thor was
cnny thing he had TO say, or emmy request
that he allowed to make of us II, turns to
Scventy-flvc yer, nnd-n
Here he pausad suddenly, looking at lis
companion.
"Hc scz, scz lie" bcGan Seventy five, taking
UP the narraivc-'hc scz, ',.in ! write
letterr scz he. Scz /, 'Not l.uc!,, ole man;
ycvc 70. no time s;cz hc kin scnrl a dis
patel, hy tclc.-r-lohf / sez, 'IIcavc ,:,,c"!.'
IIo sez-thcsc is his dicnti,;al wor,!7-'Serd to
Adam Rightl:o;ly, Boston. Tell him to re-
member his sarrcd compack with mo thirty
year: ago"
Ills ,s.crcd co.,.,acl: withmr t';,y -rsrs
n-o'' echoed Scycnty-fou,--"his ,liciiti.,al
.Yorlar
"Wiat WIS tho compactip es.:cl sIls. Right
body nnxio,,sly. Wat
Scvcnty-four looked at scv,nty-tivc, and
th.m both nro7c and retired to tho corner. of
tho rarlor, wlicrc they engaged IN slow but
whispered elaboration. Presently they re-
t:i.,,c.! cntl sat dow:i aguiD. g&f
'Tc allow" said Sevcnty-four, quietly but
'lrci!e'lly, "tllat you know what that sacred
com ,sact was"
rs. Ri2l.l,otly lost her temper ard her
ii:::::F9r..,cec together. "Of COURSE slic said
l,Eir'ic..ly. ~ l:Eow. But 10 yoa E,caa t. sly
lint yon gave tiisroorinaii no further chance
10 explain l5cforo you murdered hiimf"
'jcventy-fonr and Seventy-fivc Io:., rose
again slowly and retired. Yhca they rc-
tur:lcl again and sat down, Scvcnty-flye,
who by this time, through some subtlc mng-
nesisin, Lirs. Rightbody began to rccor rnizs as
the superior power, said cruvcly: .i
awe wish TO say, regarding this Yer MUIR
der, that Scvcnty-four and me Is equally re-
spplsiblc; that we reckon also to represent, SO
to sp.as, scyenty-two other gentlemen us Is
scattered; TINT we nrc ready, seventy-four
and me, to take end holt that. responsibility,
now and ut any time, afore every nnni: or
mon as kin 10 fetched ngin us, We viii, 10
say that this yer say of ours holds goo,i scr
il, californy, or In any part OF tl,ess United
Statesn <ss5
"0r in Canndy," suggested Seventy -forr.6
"Or in Canady. We wouldn't agree to cross
tho water, or so to furrin parts, unless abso-
lutely necessary. Wo leaves tho clisc OF wep- .
pings to your principal, nia'am, or being
lady, ma'aln, and interested, to any ono you
may fetch toact for him. An advertisement
in any of the Sacramento papers, or a play
card or handbili stuck unto n tree iiear Dead
wood, saying that Seventy or Seventy
ilvo will commmlicats with this yer princi-
pal or agent Of yours, will Fetch iis--allcis.'
Mrs Hshtbody, q little alarmed nn, tics-
pcra.e, saw her blunder II lnnni, nothing of
tho kid, slio saia hastily. u only expected
Siaf Jon might hayo somo further details OF
Interview with silsbio; that perhaps You
asltsii men bold, bright thou. sit crossed
* .,i:hsbcay's mind = something more
isl . 80 1<.-l II